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FMCSA delays implementation of new medical exam forms
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a 120-day grace period for medical examiners to transition to the new medical exam forms for DOT physicals.
December 18, 2015
Business
Merry Christmas to the rat king
“Dear FMCSA, Happy holidays, from a small business trucking family!” …
December 18, 2015
Hours of Service
Rollback of 34-hour restart regs further entrenched by Congressional budget deal
FMCSA will have to prove its 2013-implemented rules are better for driver fatigue and highway safety than previous hours rules before they can go back into effect, Congress directs.
December 16, 2015
Business
DOT floats plan to require truck passengers to wear seatbelts
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to require passengers in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to use seat belts on public roads.
December 9, 2015
Business
‘Coercion’ definition, stiffer penalties key changes in FMCSA’s coercion rule work
The exact definition FMCSA is using to define driver coercion and what led it to the definition and to the higher fines associated with such violations.
December 8, 2015
Business
FMCSA removes CSA scores in wake of highway bill signing
As required by the FAST Act highway bill, signed into law by President Obama the afternoon of Dec. 4, FMCSA has pulled the CSA Safety Measurement System from public view.
December 4, 2015
Business
FMCSA denies request by trucking company to use cameras instead of mirrors on trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an exemption request from Atwood Forest Products to allow the company to install camera systems at the sides and rear of its 15 trucks in place of rear-view mirrors.
December 4, 2015
Business
FMCSA renews windshield placement exemption for lane-departure, camera systems
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has renewed an exemption that allows carriers to mount lane departure warning systems and collision mitigation cameras lower on the windshield of a truck.
December 4, 2015
Business
Unified long-term highway bill announced, would remove CSA scores from view until program reformed
A group of 12 senators and 28 representatives reached an agreement Dec. 1 on a five-year highway bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
December 1, 2015
Business
Trucker medical certification changes begin this month
A few changes are coming to driver medical exams later this month, again stemming from the agency’s expansive National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule that went into effect last year.
December 1, 2015
Business
FMCSA’s driver coercion rule published, blocks carriers, shippers from threatening drivers with loss of pay
The rule will take effect Jan. 29. It puts in place fines of up to $16,000 for carriers, shippers, receivers and brokers who pressure truckers to operate in violation of federal safety rules, such as hours-of-service regs.
November 30, 2015
Business
Oregon looking to give one-year commercial learner’s permits
The Oregon Department of Transportation has requested an exemption from a portion of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s commercial learner’s permit requirement.
November 26, 2015
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